'{{Infobox musical artist |image=2brothersonthe4thfloor.JPG |origin = [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]], [[Netherlands]] |instrument = |genre = [[Eurodance]], [[House music|house]], [[Acid house|house-rave]] |years_active = 1990-2001 |label = |associated_acts = |website = |current_members = |past_members = Martin Boer<br>Bobby Boer<br>Désirée Claudette Manders<br>D-Rock<br>Da Smooth Baron MC<br>Peggy "The Duchess<br>Gale Robinson | background=group_or_band }} '''2 Brothers on the 4th Floor''' is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[eurodance]] band, consisting of the brothers Martin and Bobby Boer. Since their creation in 1990, The group had success in countries like the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Czech Republic, Norway, Finland, South Africa, Chile, Israel, the United States and the United Kingdom. 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor is represented by a Dutch singer Désirée Claudette Manders and a consisting rapper D-Rock. ==Early career, 1990–1991== The Boer brothers had already been experimenting with music in a small bedroom when they finally gained note in 1990, when their single ''Can't Help Myself'' was picked up by Dutch radio stations and became an international hit. The brothers then brought together rapper Da Smooth Baron MC and singers Peggy "The Duchess" and Gale Robinson to form their stage act. The release of their next single, ''Turn Da Music Up'' was somewhat less successful, but helped the band to gain name recognition. 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor made two hit singles together before separating. Martin Boer moved into a new professional studio and started making remixes under the name Dancability Productions, making remixes for artists such as Becky Bell, [[Twenty 4 Seven]] and [[Luv']] (for their [[Megamix '93]]), while Bobby Boer designed record covers and [[CD]] inlays for other artists. ==1993–1994: Revival and ''Dreams''== 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor was revived by the Boer brothers in 1993. Bobby joined Martin in his studio and, after some time, released the single ''Never Alone''. This single was the first to be launched with rapper D-Rock (René Philips) and singer [[:nl:Des'Ray Manders|Desirée Manders]] (stage name: Des'Ray). The song "Dreams", which the title song of the band's first album, was a song that captured the essence of [[Eurodance]]. Due to the genre's popularity when the song was released in 1994, the song became a hit both nationally and internationally. The band's renewed style and concept was accepted well by [[Netherlands|Dutch]] audience. ''Never Alone'' topped the charts for weeks and went gold. ''Dreams'', the band's subsequent single, went straight to number one and remained on the charts for weeks (as well as reaching the top 30 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s'' [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] chart in the United States) and ''Let Me Be Free'', its successor, remained in the top ten nationally for some time. ==1995–1997: ''2''== In 1995 and 1996, 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor further widened their success with the singles ''Fly (Through the Starry Night)'', ''Come Take My Hand'' and ''Fairytales'', changing their genre in [[happy hardcore]]. These singles topped the charts in various [[Europe]]an countries. At the end of 1996, the band released the single ''There's a Key'' and its second album, ''2''. After ''2'', the band shifted styles and first recorded the single ''One Day'', an [[R&B]] track that departed from their typical [[Eurodance]] style, before going back to their previous Eurodance style with the single ''I'm Thinkin' of U''. ==1998–2001: Single releases== In March 1998, 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor released the single ''Do U Know'', a mid to low tempo pop track. At the beginning of the fall of 1998, the single ''The Sun Will Be Shining'' was released. It contains remixes by Mark van Dale & [[Enrico]]{{disambiguation needed|date=April 2012}}, [[Dance Therapy]] and the Dub Foundation. Packaged with ''The Sun Will Be Shining'' was a [[CD-ROM]] featuring the videos of "The Sun Will Be Shining" and "The Making Of". On February 5, 1999, the single ''Heaven Is Here'' was released. October 29 of that year saw the release of the single ''Living In Cyberspace''. On June 16, 2000, the single "Wonderful Feeling" was released. On June 29, 2001, the single "Stand Up And Live" was released. ==2002–present: Hiatus== 2 Brother on the 4th Floor never released its third album due to problems with, among other things, record companies. Currently, the band doesn't seem to exist anymore, although it is unclear whether they have split up. Des'Ray has a solo career, and D-Rock is working with the band [[E-Life]]. == Discography == === Albums === ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details ! colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:45px;"| [[Netherlands|NED]] |- ! scope="row"| ''Dreams'' | * Release date: 30 July 1994 * Label: Lowland Records * Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]] | 5 |- ! scope="row"| ''2'' | * Release date: 30 November 1996 * Label: Lowland Records * Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]] | 18 |- | colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |} === Singles === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="10"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br /><small>([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]])</small> ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="35"| [[Belgian Singles Chart|BEL<br>(Vl)]]<br><ref name="lescharts">Lescharts.com [http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=2+Brothers+On+The+4th+Floor International peak positions]</ref> ! width="35"| [[Belgian Singles Chart|BEL<br>(Wa)]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/> ! width="35"| [[German Singles Chart|GER]]<br><ref>[http://www.officialcharts.de/search.asp?search=Brothers+on+the+floor&x=12&y=3&cat=s&country=de Charts.de: German peak positions]</ref> ! width="35"| [[Italian Singles Chart|ITA]]<br><ref>[http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/a0.htm Italian peak positions]</ref> ! width="35"| [[Dutch Singles Chart|NED]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/> ! width="35"| [[Norwegian Singles Chart|NOR]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/> ! width="35"| [[Swiss Singles Chart|SUI]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/> ! width="35"| [[Swedish Singles Chart|SWE]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/> ! width="35"| [[Hot Dance Club Play|U.S.<br>Dance]]<br><ref>Allmusic.com [http://allmusic.com/artist/2-brothers-on-the-4th-floor-p199802/charts-awards/billboard-singles US peak positions]</ref> ! width="35"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref>[http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_NUM.HTM]</ref> |- | 1990 | "Can't Help Myself" | 21 | — | 32 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | | align="left" rowspan="5"| ''Dreams'' |- | 1991 | "Turn da Music Up" | 22 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 1993 | "Never Alone" | 3 | — | — | 18 | 2 | — | — | 38 | — | — | *[[NVPI|NED]]: Gold |- | rowspan="2"| 1994 | "[[Dreams (Will Come Alive)]]" | 8 | — | 25 | 4 | 1 | — | 32 | 14 | — | 107 | *[[NVPI|NED]]: Gold |- | "Let Me Be Free" | 11 | — | 43 | 11 | 7 | — | — | 23 | — | — | |- | rowspan="2"| 1995 | "Fly (Through the Starry Night)" | 19 | 30 | — | 15 | 6 | — | — | 24 | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="7"| ''2'' |- | "Come Take My Hand" | 9 | — | — | 16 | 4 | 12 | — | 28 | — | — | |- | rowspan="4"| 1996 | "Fairytales" | 46 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 49 | — | — | |- | "Mirror of Love" | 22 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 44 | — | — | |- | "There's a Key" | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |- | "Christmas Time" <small>(Christmas version of "There Is a Key")</small> | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | rowspan="2"| 1997 | "One Day" | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | |- | "I'm Thinkin' of U" | 48 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="7"| Singles only |- | rowspan="2"| 1998 | "Do You Know?" | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | |- | "The Sun Will Be Shining" | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | |- | rowspan="2"| 1999 | "Heaven Is Here" | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | |- | "Living in Cyberspace" | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2000 | "Wonderful Feeling" | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2001 | "Stand Up and Live" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | align="center" colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |- |} == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Dutch house music groups]] [[Category:Dutch techno music groups]] [[Category:Dutch Eurodance groups]] [[Category:Sibling musical duos]] [[Category:Dutch musical duos]] [[Category:Electronic music duos]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1990]]'